"Hahaha, of course," Zhou Hong laughed heartily.
"Really? That easy?" Fairy Tian Xuan was a little disbelieving, as Zhou Hong had returned not long after leaving.
"I'll show you," Zhou Hong immediately produced the proof, a strand of mental energy.
"It's true," Fairy Tian Xuan found it incredible. In this era, becoming an Immortal Emperor or a Demon Emperor was extremely difficult, not due to talent, but due to the limited number of spots.
"Now, everything is ready, we just need the east wind. I believe I can ascend to the position of Demon Emperor. My goal is to unify the Demon Realm," Zhou Hong declared with great ambition.
"You're aiming too high. You can't just say such things," Fairy Tian Xuan quickly cautioned.
"Why?"
"Are you silly? You've secured a spot now and you're openly declaring your intention to unify the Demon Realm. If any other Demon Emperor hears this, they'll definitely cripple you."
"Uh!" Zhou Hong froze. He had already said this in front of Li Qiang.
"You didn't say it to others, did you?" Fairy Tian Xuan asked suspiciously, observing Zhou Hong's reaction.
"That's right, I told Demon Emperor Li Qiang directly that I would unify the Demon Realm in the future."
"Then you're finished. You forced Li Qiang to give you a spot, so he must already be very displeased. Now that you've said this, if I were him, I would find a stronger Demon Emperor than you and have them eliminate you."
"But would others listen to him just because he went to them? After all, talk is cheap, and no one really believes I can achieve it, right?"
"Then you're mistaken. Take our Immortal Realm, for instance. We have over a hundred Immortal Emperors ruling the entire realm. If new Immortal Emperors were to be born in the future, do you think they would be welcomed? Of course not. People are selfish and don't want more Immortal Emperors. It's the same in the Demon Realm. Li Qiang was forced to give you a spot, which means the Demon Realm might have another Demon Emperor. In this situation, if Li Qiang seeks out a stronger Demon Emperor to stop you, do you think they would refuse?"
Zhou Hong chuckled, admitting the logic was sound. The Demon Realm was only so large, and another Demon Emperor meant a further division of territory. Even if Zhou Hong hadn't spoken of unifying the Demon Realm, other Demon Emperors would have tried to eliminate him, nipping him in the bud. This was likely a tacit understanding among all Demon Emperors.
"Fine, even if that's the case, so what? I've already gotten the spot. I don't have to cultivate here. I can find a secluded place, can't I?"
Fairy Tian Xuan nodded. "Yes, you should leave quickly. Don't wait until you can't."
Without a word, Zhou Hong left. Hei Xiaolu and the others had already been taken to his pocket dimension, and he had no other relatives in Wumeng City.
Less than two hours after Zhou Hong and Fairy Tian Xuan departed, five Demon Emperors descended from the sky. Among them was Li Qiang. The other four were very powerful, with at least thirty to forty stars of power.
"Li Qiang, you useless fool. Someone threatened you, and you gave them a spot? If everyone were like you, giving up spots at the slightest threat, the Demon Realm would be overrun with Demon Emperors, crawling everywhere," the strongest Demon Emperor reprimanded coldly. This Demon Emperor likely possessed forty, or even fifty, stars of power.
"Brother Yang, it was a critical moment. My life was in his hands. If I hadn't agreed, I might have lost my life," Li Qiang said with a dejected expression.
"Stop with the excuses. Where is that person? Even if you gave him the spot, he needs to survive to actually become a Demon Emperor."
"He is in Wumeng City, which is under my jurisdiction. He is currently the City Lord of Wumeng City. We are approaching Wumeng City now."
"Find him."
"Yes."
Li Qiang immediately began searching Wumeng City. Since it was his territory, his search capabilities were formidable.
However, after a few seconds, he shook his head. "Brother Yang, he's gone."
"Hmph, this brat is quite cautious. Fine, let's go back first. We'll issue a demon wanted order to all Demon Immortal Kingdoms across the Demon Realm. I'm sure all Demon Emperors will agree. After all, no one wants another Demon Emperor. Moreover, he even said he wants to unify the Demon Realm. He's truly courting death."
Unbeknownst to them, at this very moment, in the largest Demon Immortal Kingdom in a certain territory of the Demon Realm, a supremely powerful Demon Emperor slowly opened his eyes. This Demon Emperor's power likely reached three hundred, or even four hundred, five hundred stars.
"That's strange, how could I deduce such a future?" the Demon Emperor muttered with a wry smile. Another Demon Emperor beside him quickly asked, "Chao Tian Mo, what did you deduce?"
"Alas, it's quite laughable. I was just performing a casual deduction, and I actually foresaw that our Demon Realm might produce a prodigy who surpasses me and even unifies the entire Demon Realm."
"Hahaha, indeed laughable. Surpassing you is impossible. You are a Demon Emperor with four hundred stars of power, ranking in the top three in the entire Demon Realm. For countless eons, besides those two old timers, who could surpass you? As for unifying the Demon Realm, that's utterly absurd."
"Yes, but there's no smoke without fire. Why would I suddenly deduce such a future? Could it be that a remarkably talented genius has appeared in our Demon Realm recently?"
"Chao Tian Mo, what are you worried about? Even if a genius with exceptional talent appears, without a spot, what's the point of their genius? Besides, how many geniuses have appeared throughout history?"
"Yes, there have been countless geniuses." The Demon Emperor addressed as Chao Tian Mo nodded with a smile, but his heart was still shaken. He had never deduced such a future before. While the deduced future might not necessarily come to pass, the fact that it was deduced at this moment at least indicated that there was a possibility within the current timeline of the Demon Realm.
"Forget it, I'll deduce it again tomorrow. There are many variables each day. The results of today's deduction and tomorrow's often differ greatly. Despite only a day's difference, the variables are immeasurable."
"Yes, if such a genius truly appeared today, and tomorrow, that genius is discovered by the Demon Emperor of their region and dealt with promptly, then tomorrow's deduction will be different. We'll deduce again tomorrow then."
At this moment, Zhou Hong knew nothing and was heading far away from Wumeng City with Fairy Tian Xuan.